Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Hey everyone, I just wanted to pop on for a few and tell all of you Happy Halloween! I'm not sure if I'll get to go out Trick or Treating with my little ones tonight seeing as both of them are really sick, but I'm still going to have a good day and night with both of them.

In a secret laboratory hidden under the desert, a covert bioengineering project—codename “Exodus”—has discovered the gene responsible for the human soul.
Somewhere in the neon sprawl outside the nation’s collapsing economic core, a group of renegade monks are on the verge of uncovering a secret that has eluded mankind for centuries.
In a glittering tower high above the urban decay, an ascendant U.S. Senator is found dead—an apparent, yet inexplicable, suicide.
And in the streets below, a young man races through an ultra modern metropolis on the verge of a violent revolution….closing in on the terrible truth behind Exodus—and one man’s dark vision for the future of mankind.
Welcome to Tiber City

I'm really excited about this post, sorry its so late. Today, I have a great blog tour for you all with a great review of this fantastic book. So let's get to it.

About the Book:

From the Back Cover

Kingdom is a thrill-a-minute, bio-punk myth that manages
to wrestle with the most pressing issues of the new millennium. O'Donnell has
crafted a kickass novel of tomorrow night, when the big party gets raided by
the monsters we've been building for the last half-century. Hip and hellish,
wild and weird, Tiber City is the dystopian megalopolis into which we will all
soon move--whether we know it or not.

"Toss William Gibson, Andrew
Vachss and David Fincher into the Petri dish, irradiate them, then infuse the
result with Transylvanian meth, and you'll have some sense of what O'Donnell
has concocted."
-Jack O'Connell, author of Box Nine and The Resurrectionist.

"There simply aren't enough stars to communicate the impressiveness of
O'Donnell's work here. He has taken religion, science, politics, theory and
philosophy and blended them all together to create what is easily one of the
most important books to come out this year."
- Pavarti K. Tyler, Fighting Monkey Press & author of Shadow on the Wall

So I'm finally feeling better, yay! So its back to blogging and talking books with all of you. I have gotten some great reading finished in the past couple of weeks though, so let's get down to it shall we.

In a dark underground
cell, Morgan Montgomery waits to die. A member of the Ikati, an ancient
tribe of shape-shifters, Morgan stands convicted of treason. And Ikati
law clearly spells out her fate: death to all who dare betray.

But
there is a glimmer of hope. Thanks to her friendship with Jenna, the
new queen of the Ikati, Morgan has one last chance to prove her loyalty.
She must discover and infiltrate the headquarters of the Expurgari, the
Ikati’s ancient enemy, so they can be destroyed once and for all. The
catch? She has only a fortnight to complete her mission and will be
accompanied by Xander Luna, the tribe's most feared enforcer. If Morgan
fails, her life is forfeit. Because Xander is as lethal as he is loyal,
and no one—not even this beautiful, passionate renegade—will distract
him from his mission. But as the pair races across Europe into the heart
of Italy, the attraction blooming between them becomes undeniable.
Suddenly more than justice is at stake: so is love.

Sensual,
thrilling, and action-packed, Edge of Oblivion will enthrall readers
with nail-biting suspense and heart-pounding passion.

Twelve-year-old Millicent Marie does not like her name. After all, she was named for a woman who died more than fifty years ago and was not the most loveable member of the Harris family. Her friends call her Millie, but when she writes in her diary she refers to herself as Amanda – the name she always wished she had.
When Millie’s younger brother finds her diary on her computer, he decides to publish it as a blog for the entire world to see, including the boy Millie has a crush on. In the midst of all the mayhem, Millie/Amanda discovers she is suddenly Springside Elementary’s most sought after sixth-grade mystery gossip and advice columnist.
But not all is fun and games, as Millie quickly learns, once she realizes feelings are at stake. Nobody, least of all Millie, expects things to turn out as they do in this tale of friendship and respect.

Today, I had the great pleasure of chatting with this incredible author, now I get to post a amazing guest post from her. Below you will find this guest post and get to know this author as well. I also have a review for this book as well to share with you, so sit back and read on.

On Writing: When Art Imitates Life

Whenever I write a new character, people always ask – is
he/she based on your own children?

As you may know, my newest character, Millicent Marie of
Millicent Marie Is Not My Name is a twelve-year-old sixth grader. I happen to have
a twelve-year-old daughter. When I wrote Millicent Marie Is Not My Name, my
daughter was in sixth grade.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Today, I have a great blog tour for you all, The Perfect Clone by M.L. Stephens. I have an except of this great book for you all.

Except

The Perfect CloneBook One By: M. L. Stephens

The tangled hunk of
metal resembled macabre art that had been brutally lodged into an oak tree
rather than the automobile it had once been. Broken shards of glass sparkled
against blue and red flashing police lights.

Lying on the asphalt,
covered with a blue sheet, was the body of a man. How she knew that she wasn’t
sure, she just knew, but wasn’t interested. Her focus was on someone else.

The EMT’s and police
were too busy gaining control of the situation to notice the curious by-stander
who’d slid past the barriers. Laura crept over to the paramedics as they
rapidly worked to revive the female victim they’d pulled from the wreckage.
Despite a deep revulsion to death, Laura was mesmerized.

Blood that once warmly
circulated in the woman’s veins had brutally escaped, forming into puddles on
the dark pavement.

Hues of death colored
the victim’s skin; skin that had once been rosy. Dark red liquid gelled into a
glue-like substance on the woman’s face. Hair that had been meticulously
fashioned earlier in the evening was caked with hardened sludge. The woman’s
crimson evening gown was ripped open in the front, allowing the paramedics to
do their work.

Teenage Ian Wilson follows his father through a portal into a deceptively beautiful Realm, where horses run free, the wind sings prophetic melodies, and their computer avatars come to life.
But separation from his father puts Ian in peril as he’s abducted by a tribe of dragon worshipers and forced to find his courage.
As he struggles for his freedom and embarks on a perilous search for his father, Ian meets the true peacekeepers of the Realm and learns of a greater purpose for his being in there.

Hey everyone, I hope you all are doing great! Today I have a great blog tour for you, Deception Peak by author Dianne Gardner.

I will be posting this promo post and then my review of this fabulous book! I'm so excited to share my thoughts on it with you all so let's get to it.

About the Author

Dianne Lynne Gardner is both an author and illustrator. She’s an active member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and the National League of American Pen Women. She has written Young Adult Fantasy novels as well as articles for national magazines and newspapers and she is an award winning artist.
Dianne spent many years living out in the desert wilderness of the American Southwest, lived in a hogan made from adobe and cedar for thirteen years, co-owned 25 horses both pure bred and Native American ponies, traveled horseback and by wagon throughout the Navajo reservation, herded sheep and goat, worked in the forest planting trees and piling, farmed on barren soil and even lived in a teepee for a short while. She spent many long years using survival skills as a way of life.
Later she studied pastoral counseling and was a Pastor’s apprentice at a mainline church. She and her husband have been feeding the homeless for over twelve years. Today she draws both her survival experiences and her love for people, especially young people, into her writing seeking not only to give her readers a firm understanding of her stories’ characters, but a rich appreciation of nature.

Candra Ember used to dream of saving the world one person at a time. She never expected to become an angelic weapon and the last hope in the battle against ultimate darkness.
Falling for a Nephilim wasn’t part of Sebastian’s plan. Distraction is something he can’t afford when his rival, Draven, wants what Sebastian has.
Lies, manipulation, and corruption are twisting the lives of the citizens in Acheron. The Arch is missing from Heaven, and a demon is intent on claiming the city. At a time they should be growing closer, grief and paranoia is driving Candra and Sebastian apart.
If the price of restoring the Watchers to Heaven is a human soul, who deserves to be saved?

When Candra Ember wakes up in hospital after a dangerous encounter with a red-haired woman, she is shocked to discover that seeing a winged boy wasn’t her imagination. Candra is exposed to a world of rivalry and sacrifice she never knew existed, and the aftermath of a war to save humanity thousands of years ago. Soon she finds herself relentlessly stalked by Sebastian, a beautiful and arrogant Watcher Angel and romantically pursued by his darkly seductive rival, Draven. Ultimately, dubious about her own goodness, Candra’s very existence compromises a tentative peace in the city of Acheron.

Today I'm very excited to be a part of the Iridescent blog tour. I will be posting a review for both of the books in this series, including the newest Iridescent. I also have a giveaway for this tour as well and guess what its international YAY!!

Monday, October 15, 2012

Hey everyone, *waves* I'm so sorry that I haven't been able to post lately. I have been sick and in the hospital as well, having tests done. As of right now they have no idea exactly why I'm in so much pain. So, with me being sick and not really able to do much, I'm going to put the blog on a little small break. The only things that will be posted are the ones that are already scheduled and a few other blog tours that I said I would be doing as well.

I really hate to do this, but I will be reading and writing up some reviews while I'm down, so when I get back I will have so much for you all. I'm not exactly sure how long this small break will be, more than likely a week or two and if I can make it shorter I will defiantly do that. I miss this blog already, so keep your fingers crossed that I can make it really short and they can figure out whats going on.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Well again, I have been nonstop and haven't gotten much reading finished. But this week, that is going to be different! My plan for this week is below.

This Week I'm Going To Read

Crown Phoenix: Night Watchman Express.

Orphaned Miriam has
always been terrified by the sound of THE NIGHT WATCHMAN EXPRESS as it
hurtles by her house. The sound of the train gives her nightmares of an
underground factory, and a laboratory where brutal experiments take
place.

During the day she has very different problems. Her new
guardians, the Marchpanes, have arrived with their son, Simon, to live
in Miriam's house. The Marchpanes are plotting to take over her dead
father's business.

As they are both strong willed and stubborn,
Miriam and Simon develop an instant dislike for each other. They have to
work together, however, in order to solve the mystery of what the
Marchpanes are doing with Miriam's inheritance.

As they come
closer to learning the truth, Miriam is kidnapped and put on THE NIGHT
WATCHMAN EXPRESS, and Simon must try to rescue her. In doing so, he will
have to confront his own parents and the evil forces behind them.

But
as he tries to help Miriam, he is captured. Simon is put in a strange,
luxurious prison, where his jailers are as hauntingly beautiful as they
are dangerous.

As THE NIGHT WATCHMAN EXPRESS arrives at its
destination, Miriam comes to the shocking realization that her
nightmares about the subterranean factory and the dark laboratory were
not just dreams.